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And it came about,וַיְהִיas he finishedכְּכַלֹּתוֹoffering upלְהַעֲלוֹתthe burnt offering,הָעֹלָהlook,וְהִנֵּהSamuelשְׁמוּאֵלwas coming;בָּאand Saulוַ שָׁאוּלwent outיֵּצֵאto meet him,לִקְרָאתוֹto bless him.לְבָרֲכוֹ
1 Samuel 13:10
Study it in the app“And it came about, as he finished offering up the burnt offering, look, Samuel was coming; and Saul went out to meet him, to bless him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 13:10, word by word
- And it came aboutיְהִיyehi
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appears- as he finishedכַלֹּתchalot
finish
To bring a work or a matter through to its end.
Where else “chalot” appears- offering upהַעֲלוֹתhaalot
offer up
To burn a sacrifice on the altar; literally "make go up".
Where else “haalot” appears- the burnt offeringעֹלָהola
burnt offering
A sacrifice burned whole on the altar.
Where else “ola” appears- Samuelשְׁמוּאֵלshemuel
Samuel
Samuel, the name of two persons. One was a chief of the tribe of Simeon (Numbers 34:20). The best known is the son of Elkanah and Hannah, prophet and last judge of Israel, who anointed the kings Saul and David. The name sounds like "heard by El" or "name of El."
Where else “shemuel” appears- was comingבָּאba
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “ba” appears- and Saulשָׁאוּלshaul
Saul
Saul, the name of several people. The best known is the son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of Israel. A king of Edom and a son of Simeon also bear it. It means "asked for".
Where else “shaul” appears- went outיֵּצֵאyetse
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yetse” appears- to meet himקְרָאתkerat
meet
To go out toward someone who is coming, to meet him on the way.
Where else “kerat” appears- to bless himבָרֲכvarach
greet
To wish someone God's good; to greet.
Where else “varach” appears
Translation note
“To bless him” here is to greet him: the greeting was given with a blessing (Ruth 2:4).
The context
9Saul said, “Bring to me the burnt offering and the peace offerings.” And he offered up the burnt offering.
10 · This verse (above)
11Samuel said, “What have you done?” And Saul said, “Because I saw that the people were scattering from me, and you did not come within the appointed time of the days, and the Philistines were gathered at Michmash,